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"You want a light bulb that's as close to the incandescent; it has warm color, this LED happens to be a lot like that," Janeway said. Consumer Reports also put a variety of <a href="http://www.r-led.com">LED bulbs</a> through tests in its labs. These bulbs are very expensive -- anywhere from $17 dollars for a table lamp bulb to more than $60 for a floodlight. "Even with an LED's high cost, you can still save $100 or more over its life compared to a standard incandescent," Consumer Reports' Bob Markovich said. And LEDs last longer. Incandescents only last 1,000-2,000 hours. "LEDs have some distinct advantages over CFLs, they reach full brightness instantly and some are also better at dimming," Markovich said. But not all LEDs are good at distributing light. A Sylvania 60-watt u…

"You want a light bulb that's as close to the incandescent; it has warm color, this LED happens to be a lot like that," Janeway said. Consumer Reports also put a variety of <a href="http://www.r-led.com">LED bulbs</a> through tests in its labs. These bulbs are very expensive -- anywhere from $17 dollars for a table lamp bulb to more than $60 for a floodlight. "Even with an LED's high cost, you can still save $100 or more over its life compared to a standard incandescent," Consumer Reports' Bob Markovich said. And LEDs last longer. Incandescents only last 1,000-2,000 hours. "LEDs have some distinct advantages over CFLs, they reach full brightness instantly and some are also better at dimming," Markovich said. But not all LEDs are good at distributing light. A Sylvania 60-watt u…

It will soon be lights out for traditional light bulbs. New regulations on energy efficiency take effect in January and standard incandescent bulbs will be phased out.

Consumer Reports has been testing alternatives to incandescent light bulbs, including LEDs and CFLs. There are some illuminating differences between bulbs.

Consumer Reports' Kimberly Janeway is evaluating some of the latest led bulbs in her home.